Wooooooo! If you go back and read any of the previous blog posts or know the first thing about me, you'll perceive that I don't like to be told what to do when it's an injustice. Tell me to stay in my line? Give me an evidence-based, social-justice informed solution, then. Oh, you don't have … Continue reading Stay In My Lane? No, I’ll help my community
Author: KGJames
Professional singer, professor, pedagogue, voice science enthusiast, normal birth advocate, cesarean awareness advocate, mom, wife, friend...
Kicking Profesh Adversity in the Face
Why is reducing, suppressing, degrading, stealing, etc. so prevalent in academia and in music?! This is something that I'll be considering very deeply this coming week as I attend the Center for Mind-Body Medicine's week-long training as a faculty member at UNLV. I'm not sure I'm looking forward to it... looks like a lot of … Continue reading Kicking Profesh Adversity in the Face
Sometimes We Just Can’t Wait
I am not a medical doctor, nor do I pretend to be one, but I am a very informed "patient." I learned the hard way (feel free to peruse my Trial of Labor blog, last update 2015) that it is my responsibility and right to obtain high-quality health care solutions that are evidence-based and meet … Continue reading Sometimes We Just Can’t Wait
Vocology: Broad or Narrow?
Although the term, vocology, was presented as early as 1989, it remains mysterious to many in the field of singing. In the broadest sense, it is the study of vocalization. The field considers human vocalization, of course, but also examines animal sounds such as bird tweets & whale songs, and I supposed anything that could … Continue reading Vocology: Broad or Narrow?
Conflation happens
This title makes me laugh because... maturity. My mind is traveling many different directions these days, but one area of inquiry that my brain tends to revisit is "support" in singing. Which of course brings me to the pelvic floor... which then leads me to the dreaded "I" word: INCONTINENCE One peculiar thing I heard … Continue reading Conflation happens
500w or less: physiology and (voice) science
People who know me in the real world might not think that I'm uncomfortable with "stirring the pot." Lemme tell you... any pot stirring I've done face-to-face has been rare, difficult, and mild compared to what rumbles around in my pot-stirrin' brain. My brain is always stirring the pot... always simmering... Something I've been simmering … Continue reading 500w or less: physiology and (voice) science
Numbers appear to be objective
You know that warning that got a laugh in Jurassic Park... where the person looks in the side mirror at the dinosaur chasing them behind the vehicle? Objects in mirror are closer than they appear. For some reason this scene jumped into my brain as I contemplated an article dealing with student evaluations of teaching … Continue reading Numbers appear to be objective
500w or less: based vs. informed
Before diving into a heavily researched blahbitty blah of why this blog is called Evidence-Informed Singing, not Evidence-Based Singing (my previous term), let's just quickly unpack some OED definitions of these adjectives. -based This adjective is still widely in use with regard to Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) and applications to other fields. This term was brought … Continue reading 500w or less: based vs. informed
New Beginnings… but I’ve been here before
There's nothing like getting dissed, and when it happens you have two or three choices. One - you can tuck your tail between your legs and go home. Two - you can talk about the disser among your circle of confidants, knowing that eventually word will get back to them. Three - you use it … Continue reading New Beginnings… but I’ve been here before
Evidence Informed singing 